Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 17: Anti Corruption Bureau today produced charge-sheet against Ram Rakha, then ZEO Chowki Choura, Jammu, Sheru Ram, then Headmaster, Govt High School Mallah (now retired) Tarsem Lal, then Chief Education Officer (now retired) for misuse of their official position and beneficiary ReT Teacher Preeti Rani.
The case FIR number. 29/2017 PS VOJ (now ACB Jammu) Under Section 5 (1) (d) read with 5 (2) J&K PC Act Svt 2006 and 120-B RPC was registered on the outcome of a verification conducted into the allegations on receipt of a complaint lodged by one Kasturi Lal of Malla, Karah Balli, District Jammu against Sheru Ram, then Headmaster Govt High School Mallah, and others that these public servants have misused their official positions for extraneous consideration to give undue benefit to one Priti Rani daughter of Bachan Dass of Mallah for appointing her as ReT Teacher in Govt High School Mallah against the vacancy which was meant for ALC candidate. The accused beneficiary Priti Rani at the time of advertisement of post as well as at the time of joining was not possessing valid ALC certificate.
The investigation revealed that in order to confer undue benefit upon Preeti Rani, the then CEO Jammu, Tarsem Lal, by abuse and misuse of his official position as public servant vide endorsement number. CEOJ/7931 dated 28.05.2014 forwarded the said order to ZEO Chowki Choura. The ZEO, who was well aware of the facts that neither Preeti Rani had submitted valid ALC Certificate at the time of submission of application form nor thereafter, issued her engagement order as RET Teacher against the post of ALC at Govt. High School, Mallah.
In furtherance to the criminal conspiracy hatched, then Headmaster Govt. High School, Mallah accepted joining report of Preeti Rani and allowed her to perform her duties. The offence of conspiracy got established when after joining, said Preeti Rani was immediately transferred from said school to the Office of Chief Education Officer, Jammu by accused Tarsem Lal, then CEO, Jammu.
The charge-sheet was presented today before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu for judicial determination. The next date of hearing in the instant case has been fixed for 04-09-2021 for further proceedings.
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